Figure of a Male Perfoming Ritual Blood-letting
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureMaya
OriginJaina Island, Mexico
PeriodLate Classic Period (600-850 CE)
Date600-800
MediumEarthenware, brown pigment, orange pigment, blue pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 20.5 x 7.6 cm (8 1/16 x 3 in.)
DescriptionMaya standing male figure, Jaina, Late Classic period, possibly in a self sacrificial pose, with outstretched arms and holding a twisted cloth in both hands. He has backward-swept hair falling on the left shoulder, and is wearing earrings and a necklace with shell and pearl pendant. Areas of orange and blue pigment.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.126
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.43.1 - 2
